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Puzzle Master

archshrk — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:19:33 +0000

Corbin has demonstrated some serious mad skilz in the puzzle arena. He loves playing with his wooden tray puzzles and is quite proficient at them. They each contain 48 pieces which represents a certain size of piece. Children’s puzzles typically come in one overall size and the number of pieces represents how small each piece is. Corbin loves his Pirate Ship Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle 48pc and his Solar Sparkle Foil Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle (although not quite as much). He also has what he calls his “zoo puzzle” aka Adventure Planet Polar Puzzle shown in the videos below. It’s not a Melissa & Doug puzzle but he loves it just the same.

I had the LED light on for the first video and you can see Corbin working on the Adventure Planet Polar Puzzle. He’s a lot more chatty in part 2. I didn’t have the LED light on in the second video so it’s a little dark but you can clearly hear Corbin talking through the puzzle experience. By this time he’s memorized the puzzle so when he asks if a piece goes in a certain location, he’s just playing a game.

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The Legendary Battle of Zuko vs Aang

archshrk — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:25:02 +0000

Dancing Pigeons – Ritalin from Blink on Vimeo.

OK, so maybe this isn’t a clip from Avatar: The Last Air Bender but I bet Amrit Maharaj wishes it was. Regardless (notice I didn’t say irregardless*) it is a very cool video (no pun intended).

Now I know what you’re thinking – “Aren’t those the guys from LOTR, you know, Smeagol and his brother?” No, Adam Speers and Phil Zimmerman are not Andy Serkis and Thomas Robins. By the way, Déagol was Smeagol’s friend, not brother – but I digress.

The point is that this video, while merely a short film with some nice music does a great job of telling a story that makes you want to learn more (that, and a flame thrower) without giving it all away. Part of me sees a deeper struggle between these two men that simple violence can not satisfy. They must battle in extremes to quench what ever anger exists between them.

The high speed filming makes the elements their own characters and builds up the suspense in a way few films can any more. The other characters cause you to question what their role (if any) is in all this. Are they simply there because this encounter was by chance, or were they specifically brought to witness (or even participate) in the mighty showdown.

Sadly, this seems to be nothing more than a cool (yes, very cool) ad spot for Diesel, an Italian design company specializing in the young adult market (aka the Über Chic**). I was going to show you a sample of their ad campaigns, but this is a family friendly site . So here’s Vin Diesel instead.

*…you simpletons.
**read: NOT Über Cheap

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Making Money (the fun way)

archshrk — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:31:20 +0000

This 1966 Muppet ad campaign for La Choy Chow Mein brings real flavor with DRAGON FIRE!

Jim Henson produced a series of eleven TV commercials for La Choy from 1965 to 1969. The series included 6 sixty-second commercials and 5 twenty-second commercials. A 5½ minute presentation reel was also created in 1966.

The star of the campaign was Delbert the La Choy Dragon. Loud and clumsy, the Dragon bullied his way through the ads, proclaiming the virtues of La Choy products, and cooking everything with bursts of dragon fire (which, in some cases, set the filming studio on fire).

There were two sets of ads produced for the campaign. One set featured a hand puppet version of Delbert, interacting on a studio set with Mert, a timid Muppet in a suit. In the other set of ads, a large full-bodied Muppet version of the dragon interacted with real humans. – Muppet Wiki

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James Mason vs the Pirate

archshrk — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:07:20 +0000

As you know, Corbin is really into playing pirates right now (which means I am too) and I’ve always loved They Might be Giants (despite their current evolutionary tendencies) so is it any wonder that this video would bring a smile to my face. I hope it gives you a little chuckle too.

Flansburgh & Linell perform Why Does The Sun Shine at The Royal Festival Hall with pirate accents and a James Mason impression. June 26th 2010

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees

Yo ho, it’s hot The sun is not
A place where we could live
But here on Earth there’d be no life
Without the light it gives

We need its light
We need its heat
We need its energy
Without the sun
Without a doubt
There’d be no you and me

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees

The sun is hot
(It is so hot that everything on it is a gas – Iron, copper, aluminum, and many others)

The sun is large
(If the sun were hollow, a million Earths could fit inside and yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star)

The sun is far away
(About ninety-three million miles away! And that’s why it looks so small)

And even when it’s out of sight, the sun shines night and day

The sun gives heat
The sun gives light
The sunlight that we see
The sunlight comes from our own sun’s atomic energy

(Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machine The heat and light of the sun come from the nuclear reactions of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and helium)

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees

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Another Bag of Crap

archshrk — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:30:23 +0000

Came home to a nice surprise…

Another woot.com Bag of Crap. Not familiar? Read this post first, then come back here or see what I got last time. Usually, I miss getting the BoC because of a simple mistake like forgetting to enter all my credit card info or my paypal email, but not this time. This time, I was prepared and this is what I got for my $8.

(1) Reusable Lunch Bag – the proverbial BAG of crap (as promised)

(1) Giant Gold Limited Edition Musical Charlie Brown Washington Nationals Pez Candy Dispenser by Brand New Products

Giant Pez Limited Editon Pez Candy Roll Dispenser stands over 12 ” tall and plays “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. Charlie Brown is shiny gold and wears a Washington Nationals Baseball Cap. This Giant Pez opens just like the smaller version, but dispenses rolls of Pez Candy. Two 1.5 volt batteries and 12 packs of Pez Candy are included. For ages 4 years and up. An officially licensed product of the MLB.

(1) TrueFire Gourmet Cedar Grilling Plank – 12 Pack. Environmentally Responsible – Planks are 100% natural Western Red Cedar from sustainable and renewable sources

(2) Argus Bean Sprout Digital Camera Li-on Battery

This bundle features two Argus ‘Bean Sprout’ Carabiner Digital Cameras in Yellow and Blue. Kids can take this camera with them everywhere they go. The carabiner design allows it to be clipped to anything, while the rubberized grip makes it easy to handle. 0.3-megapixel CMOS sensor captures images up to 640 x 480 pixels 0.25″ status LCD; Real Image viewfinder Functions as a Web cam 3-image burst mode allows you to capture high-speed shots Autofocus with auto white balance modes Movie mode lets you record videos 2MB of internal memory for storing images and videos USB interface allows you to connect the camera to your computer Carabiner clip design and rubberized grip for easy handling Includes Arcsoft PhotoImpression 4 and camera driver software for storing, editing and arganizing your photos Includes USB cable, lithium-ion battery and wristband

Not that exciting but not a total waste either. Check out my site for the video soon.
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archshrk on YouTube

archshrk — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:44:28 +0000

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Corbin and the rocks

archshrk — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:32:04 +0000

The tragic tale of how Corbin lost his life on the rocks.

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World Air Traffic over a 24 Hour Period

archshrk — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:54:21 +0000

It is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes. You can tell it was summer time in the north by the sun’s footprint over the planet. You could see that it didn’t quite set in the extreme north and it didn’t quite rise in the extreme south.

Notice that as evening approaches, the traffic is predominantly from the US to Europe and when daylight comes, the traffic switches and it is predominantly from Europe to the US.

Note: all the flights? with horrible customer service are highlighted in yellow.

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Control Yourself

archshrk — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:18:11 +0000

Another post stolen from Woot.com (because I am anything but original). This is a cover of MGMT’s Kids which, by the way, has two very weird videos. Not it’s kind of sad but I found this version much better than the original. I think what makes this version apeal to me (besides the family-friendly video) is how much it reminds me of Talking Heads – don’t know why. But I have to agree with the folks over at CollegeHumor.com – “It’s good, but I can’t help but feel like one more ukulele would have made it great.”

The Ooks of Hazard (aka Seven Ukulele Band).
Not to be confused with the Ukes Of Hazard who are equally good.

You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward it
Making momma so proud,
But your voice is too loud

We like to watch you laughing,
You pick the insects off plants
No time to think of consequences

[Chorus:]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted
To be haunted

[Repeat chorus]

The water is warm
But it’s sending me shivers
A baby is born
Crying out for attention

The memories fade
Like looking through a fogged mirror
Decision to decisions are made
And not bought,
But I thought this wouldn’t hurt a lot.
I guess not

[Chorus x2]

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False Alarm

archshrk — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:23:28 +0000

The fire alarms are a false alarm. Apparently someone on the 5th floor tripped the alarm. Building management has advised us to stay on alart at our own discretion.

This was a message sent to us by our receptionist shortly after two fire alarms this morning. Spelling aside, I’m not really sure what it means. First, am I to stay alert at my own discretion? Like I can choose to stay or not stay on alert. Or maybe they just want to wash their hands of it in the event that the next one isn’t a false alarm and we get burned to a crisp. Whould they come back and say “we told them to stay on alert, they decided not to. Not our fault” I think that worked out well for Great White.

WARNING: This video contains graphic footage of a tragic nightclub fire. Viewer discretion is advised.

This tragedy was the result of many things including a lack of properly marked exits for the number of occupants, no fire sprinklers, flammable wall coverings, and a stupid pyrotechnic.

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